Crayford
Name | Crayford |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 1,209 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1911
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Builder | Blyth SB. & DD. Co., Ltd., Blyth
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Operator | Cory Colliers, Ltd., London
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Crayford
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 13 Mar 1918 | U 46 (Leo Hillebrand) | Sunk | 110 miles WxS of Skudesnes
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| Hull via Methel - Christiania
| coke
| 1
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| Crayford had sailed from Methil in convoy OZ16 on the 12th.
The casualty was James Hildreth, First Engineer, from South Shields.
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